This month’s issue features news on crime dropping 27 percent at LAX in 2011; passenger volume increasing 4.7 percent in 2011; TSA Prev™ pilot program beginning at LAX for American Airlines frequent flyers; LAneXt™ launching a public outreach program on construction of new Tom Bradley International Terminal; Air China debuting B777-300ER on its nonstop Beijing route; Turkish Airlines announcing daily flights to Istanbul beginning March 2012; Virgin America adding three nonstop flights to Philadelphia starting April 2012; and Southwest announcing a daily nonstop flight to Atlanta in June 2012.
Airport officials reported today that total passenger volume at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for 2011 increased 4.7 percent with 61,862,052 passengers, compared with 59,070,127 passengers in 2010. There was a 4.6 percent growth in domestic passengers to 45,130,728 from 43,134,145 in 2010. International traffic grew by 4.9 percent to 16,731,324 passengers from 15,935,982 in 2010.
Total air cargo tonnage dropped 3.8 percent to 1,853,658 from 1,926,825 in 2010. Air mail tonnage rose 8.6 percent to 80,442 tons from 74,034 tons in 2010. Freight (goods) decreased 4.2 percent to 1,773,215 tons from 1,852,791 tons in 2010.
(Los Angeles, California – January 23, 2012) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a Letter of Agreement between the City of Ontario and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) that authorizes LAWA to award a $1.5-million grant for Ontario’s Quiet Home residential sound-insulation program.
(Los Angeles, California – January 23, 2012) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved the purchase of seven 12-passenger, alternative-fuel vans as part of Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA’s) ongoing Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Program.